avaricious

adjective
UK: /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/
US: /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/

  1. Excessively greedy, especially for wealth or material gain.

    1. He is an avaricious man, always wanting more. [ ] [ ]
    2. The avaricious company exploited its workers for higher profits. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

covetous grasping rapacious miserly greedy

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The phonetic transcription of "avaricious" is /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ in British English and /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "avaricious": covetous, grasping, rapacious, miserly, greedy.

Example usage of "avaricious": "He is an avaricious man, always wanting more.". More examples on the page.